The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-29

there was q method
There, do hush. BE still for
PHYS sake, ard Annie began to cry
again. Lawrence's tone changed at
once.
There, little girl, don't take Il so
to heart. There is 20 harm done, and
ought TO feel thankful that you are
to clear this poor fellow
Il clear him ! Oh, Lawrence, Il
never can 20 to court and tell this +
Annie, you would not, knowing
this. keep silent aud let the poor
man go to prison =
No, no Of course not. But
couldn't you tell it for me a, Say
told you, you know. The Judge
would never doubt you =
oh, no, certainly not but IL
would be safer not to give him the
chance, oil the same. Aud now
dear, get your hat and cloak, and VIC
will take q little recreation after this
ordeal.
Police courts are not attractive
resorts under any circumstances and
the ono into which pretty Annie
Garnet walked the morning after the
above versation was oven below
the average. The morning was cold
and dark and the place damp and
dirty. and lot Of particularly disre-
putablo prisoners were huddlod in
the dock waiting the prompt JUS
tice' that would be meted out to
them with generous liberality. Law
renee led his wife to a seat in re-
tired corner and turned to leave
her, but che caught his arm.
'Ob, Lawrence don't go | Take
me out OF this dreadful place !
never can do it
He sat down beside her.
'Why, Annie I'm disappointed
My plucky little wife to show the
white feather just as tho battle be-
gins. Brace up ! l know you don't
want this poor fellow to go to the
penitentiary just because you kissed
him.
1T is 30 awful 7
Yes, know it is, very. But il
isn't his fault, and You must face the
music
oh dear, dear, dear But I'll try;
yes, Lawrence, III try. I willr
Il knew it. That's good girl
Now keep your vail down and your
pluck up till you are called, and then
march up with brave 'front.' And
Lawrence left her. Annie obeyed
orders, by drawing her vail tigh tly
over bor face and shrinking us far
into the wall as lath and plaster
would permit. And thus an hour
passed, during which time dozen
petty cases were disposed Of, and
that number of desecrated temples
sent where they could harm neither
themselves nor their follows for a
brief time. After this there was a
short pause, and then the case ol
Peter Perkins was called, aud q
tall, foreign-looking man, come time
passed tho meridian of life, stepped
to the bar.
The State made out its case II
was q strong chain of suspicious Cir
cumstances, told by very positive
witnesses. The accused listened
with visible rage, which took all the
pursuasion of his counsel to keer
from bursting bonds The State
rested, and justice smiled upon b v.
ing secured an unusually fine rascal
Lawrence rose for the defense
and the FIRST witness, Annie Garnet,
was called.
Poor Annie 4! her heart jumped to
her throat and stuck there in lump
and her ears seemed bursting from
the sound. Never had thunder CLAP
or cannon boom crashed half 80 loud
She felt glued to her seat. She
couldn't rise. What would she do
She would 60 And shutting her
teeth firm and hard, she drew her.
self up and walked to the terrible
witness stand.
A buzz ran through the room as
she was being sworn, but stern
silence from the Court stopped it,
and Annie took her seat with a lit
tie courage crawling into her veins.
Lawrence began the examination.
look at the prisoner
Ankle did 80.
Have You ever seen him before?
| Yes-that is, | mean no.
A litter went around. and LAW